The essays below will help you to understand the goals and objectives of the mission and provide additional context and information about the places being explored and the science, tools, and technologies being used.
By Chris Goldfinger
This is the third year of a four year study to investigate the deep-water coral communities of the Gulf of Mexico.
Read moreBy Chris Goldfinger and Waldo Wakefield
One unique aspect of the San Andreas Fault 2010 expedition is that the geophysical science legs of the ship-borne operations will be conducted from the Sailing Research Vessel (SRV) Derek M. Baylis (DMB), a state-of-the-art vessel designed as a prototype for the ‘green’ research vessels of the future.
Read moreBy M. Elizabeth Clarke
Some ocean creatures are a challenge to study because they live in places that are difficult to get to or because they have complex life cycles. And to study unique creatures, sometimes scientists need to use unique tools.
Read moreBy Waldo Wakefield
The Research Vessel (R/V) Pacific Storm joined the Underwater San Andreas Fault 2010 expedition on September 25th, immediately after having completed a project, led by Elizabeth Clarke, using the SeaBED AUV to groundtruth new multibeam echosounder imagery of the area surrounding Grays Canyon, Washington and to map the distribution of glass sponges.
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